Over 160 British writers, actors and creatives, including multiple Olivier, Tony, Grammy, International Emmy and Drama Desk Award winners have signed an open letter calling on the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the organisers of the Laurence Olivier Awards, to introduce a ‘Best Book of a Musical’ and ‘Best Score of a Musical’ categories for the 2025 Olivier Awards.
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Music Review: The Great British Bake Off Musical – Original London Cast
The Great British Bake Off Musical – Original London Cast (Sony Masterworks). Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩
The Great British Bake Off Musical – Noel Coward Theatre
The Great British Bake Off Musical continues at the Noël Coward Theatre, London until 13 May 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This new British musical is theatre escapism at its heart-warming best.
Original London cast recording of The Great British Bake Off musical to be released
Sony Music Masterworks will release the ‘Original London Cast Recording of The Great British Bake Off the Musical’ on 28 April 2023 via Masterworks Broadway.
Full cast for Bake Off Musical’s West End transfer
Quadruple Olivier nominee Hadyn Gwynne will play sharp-tongued judge Pam Lee alongside West End and Broadway star John Owen-Jones as silver-fox judge Phil Hollinghurst when hit show The Great British Bake Off the Musical makes its debut in the West End early next year at London’s Noël Coward Theatre.
The Great British Bake Off Musical to play transfer season at the Noël Coward Theatre
Hit musical The Great British Bake Off Musical will make its West End debut early next year when it plays a limited 12-week transfer run at the Noël Coward Theatre.
The Great British Bake Off: The Musical – Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
The Great British Bake Off: The Musical was performed at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ To see a world premiere of a production based around a much-loved TV show at a theatre very close to my heart makes me beam with excitement and pride. The team at […]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ The Musical – Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ – The Musical continues at the Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch until 21 May 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Written by Jake Brunger (book and lyrics) with lyrics by Pippa Cleary (music and lyrics), this show is based on the original book by Sue Townsend, […]
Adrian Mole team to write songs for Great British Bake Off: The Musical
Multi-award-winning writers Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary will provide the original score for Great British Bake Off: The Musical, a major new musical inspired by the enduringly popular television series. Presented by Mark Goucher Productions Ltd and endorsed and created in association The Great British Bake Off’s executive producer Richard McKerrow, CEO of Love Productions […]
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch plans new actor/musician production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical
Queen’s Theatre artistic director Douglas Rintoul will direct a major new production of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical at the popular Hornchurch venue next spring. Announced as part of a packed spring 2022 season, the new actor/musician production of Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s musical version of Sue Townsend’s […]
Casts announced for MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre
A number of West End stars have been lined up to appear in each of the new musicals chosen to feature in the programme for Paul Taylor-Mills’ MTFestUK at the Turbine Theatre next month. Running from 3-15 February 2020 at the newly opened venue on the banks of the Thames in Battersea, the second MTFestUK […]
Last few weeks in West End for Adrian Mole
Leicester Curve and Menier Chocolate Factory’s hit production of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ – The Musical at London’s Ambassadors Theatre will close two weeks earlier than planned. Following the musical’s critically-acclaimed debut in Leicester in 2015 and the equally successful Menier Chocolate Factory production in Adrian’s 50th birthday […]
Adrian Mole musical writers join the Floating Festivals Stages cruise line-up
The team behind the hit new British musical The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾: The Musical have joined the star-packed list of attractions due to climb aboard the second edition of Stages – The Musical Theatre Festival at Sea this autumn. Writers Pippa Cleary and Jake Brunger will offer passengers a glimpse behind […]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾: The Musical – Ambassadors Theatre
Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾: The Musical continues at the Ambassadors Theatre, London until 12 October 2019. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ To paraphrase another 1980s hit, it’s ’orrible being in love when you’re 13 and three quarters. But Sue Townsend’s comic novel The Secret Diary […]
Child cast for West End’s Adrian Mole revealed
The producers of next month’s London transfer run of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 ¾ – The Musical have unveiled the young cast who will take on the pivotal roles of Adrian, Pandora, Barry and Nigel. With all child cast members aged between 12-14 years old, the title role will […]
Live At Zédel reveals details of summer season
Alexander S. Bermange’s musical revue I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical will make a return visit to Live At Zédel this summer just a few months after its critically-acclaimed world premiere. Announced as part of the summer season line-up at London entertainment hub, the latest work from musical comedy composer Bermange will return […]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ – The Musical – Menier Chocolate Factory
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ – The Musical continues at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London until 9 September. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was slightly depressed to learn, on entering the Menier Chocolate Factory for the musical version of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged […]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ musical to open at Menier Chocolate Factory
A brand new production of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ – The Musical will opens at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory in Adrian’s 50th birthday year. Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary’s musical of Leicester’s favourite teen has undergone a period of further development since its original production at Curve in […]
NYMT’s Prodigy – original cast recording released
Auburn Jam Records and National Youth Music Theatre have released the original cast recording of Prodigy, the new musical from Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, commissioned and developed by NYMT for its premiere production at the St James Theatre in August 2015. The recording is released today (Monday 25 July), with CDs available at http://prodigy.auburnjam.co.uk, and digital […]
Red Riding Hood – Pleasance Theatre
Red Riding Hood continues at the Pleasance Theatre, London until 3 January 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ This upbeat, slightly off-beat take on the Red Riding Hood story is wholesome and fresh theatre for over-3s. I saw it with three primary school groups aged five to about nine and there was a high level of engagement and spontaneous response. […]
Competition – Win a family ticket to Red Riding Hood at the Pleasance Theatre
Red Riding Hood at the Pleasance Theatre, Islington (Monday 7 December to Sunday 3 January) “Little Red is clever, Little Red is bright Little Red will find a way to beat you in a fight.” Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ at Leicester Curve) bring a new musical twist […]
New musical version of Red Riding Hood plays the Pleasance in December
A new musical version of the classic fairytale Red Riding Hood will play the Christmas season at Pleasance Theatre, Islington this December. Red Riding Hood is the latest work from Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, the writing team behind the stage musical adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ which […]
Prodigy – National Youth Music Theatre – St James Theatre
Prodigy continues at the St James Theatre, London until 15 August. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ With the very physical motion of descent into the St James’ intimate and sheer curved arena, you may get the feeling you’re leaving your disbelief at sea level. The curved, violin-esque wooden set, with an inset piano and band at […]
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical – Curve Leicester
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical continues at Curve Leicester until 4 April. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Child actors who win plum parts like these are always going to be good, but 14-year old Joel Fossard-Jones – one of four Adrian Moles recruited for this world premiere production – has the audience on […]
The Writers’ Playground 2 – Union Theatre
The Writers’ Playground 2 was performed at the Union Theatre, London. Star rating: 3 stars **** Returning to the Union Theatre on Sunday after a successful debut in September, Fairground Theatre Company’s night of new musical theatre writing, The Writers’ Playground has reached the ‘difficult second gig’ stage that any ongoing series must face. Created to be […]
Adrian Mole musical at Curve – full cast revealed
The full cast for the world premiere of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ – The Musical has been revealed by Curve, Leicester today. The cast includes Rosemary Ashe (Grandma), Cameron Blakely (Mr Lucas), Amy Booth-Steel (Miss Elf/Doreen Slater/Mrs Lucas), Neil Ditt (George Mole), Kirsty Hoiles (Pauline Mole) and Neil Salvage (Bert Baxter). The role of Adrian will be shared by Lewis Andrews, Sebastian Croft, Joel Fossard-Jones and Toby […]
Adrian Mole musical to premiere in Leicester next year
Leicester’s favourite teenager, Adrian Mole, will be the star of Curve’s brand new musical which premieres in spring 2015. With book and lyrics by Jake Brunger and music and lyrics by Pippa Cleary, this new musical adaptation of Sue Townsend’s best-seller will open on 17 March 2015, with previews from 7 March, and runs until 4 April (tickets are on […]
